5.0% ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Tweed Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Tweed Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Tweed Valley, where 17.4% of workers are in this sector. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work compared to the state and nation. While unemployment has fallen since 2011, full-time employment has also decreased.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 50.0%, having fallen since 2011.
52.7% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 17.4%, followed by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.3%. Other significant sectors include accommodation and food services and education and training.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, with technicians and trades people following at 15.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.1% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Tweed Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11203/tweed-valley/topic/employment